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GPF Archive: Thursday, May 1, 2003 [[Ki sneaks into the office.]] / Ki (to Fred): Okay, remember not to say anything until I say it's all clear... / [[Fred peeks out of Ki's purse.]] / Fred: I'm not so sure about this... / Ki: It's either here, or back to Prof. Wisebottom's lab... / Fred: Shutting up. / [[Ki peeks into Dwayne's office. Dwayne turns his chair to face her.]] / Ki: Hey, Dwayne! Remember how you said it would be easier on all of us if we had a dedicated person to handle the phones? / Dwayne: Yes. / [[Ki pulls Fred from her purse and presents him on her hands.]] / Ki: TADA! / Fred: He looks about as thrilled as I do. / [[Dwayne is taken aback by Fred's appearance.]]
GPF Archive: Friday, May 2, 2003 [[Dwayne, Ki and Fred are in Dwayne's office. Dwayne is sitting behind the desk, Fred and Ki are both sitting on the desk. Dwayne is pointing at Fred.]] / Dwayne: So let me get this straight. You want me to hire Fred as our new phone support operator? / Ki: Yes! / [[Ki shows off Fred with her hand.]] / Ki: He's compact, so he doesn't take up much space. He's not human, so he isn't governed by wage laws, and he has a soothing, educated tone. / [[Dwayne curls a finger next to his lip and raises an eyebrow.]] / Dwayne: Um, I don't know... / Fred: Did she fail to mention that I don't pay taxes, so it can all be under the table? / [[Dwayne narrows his eyes, and Ki leans in.]] / Dwayne: Why do I have a feeling I'm going to regret this...? / Fred: Run a phone line out to the dumpster and I'm golden.
GPF Archive: Saturday, May 3, 2003 [[Fred is on the GPF help line. He is wearing a headset and sitting in front of a computer.]] / Fred: Good afternoon. This is GPF Software, Fred speaking. how may I help you? / Customer: Yes, I can't seem to access my database. / Fred: Okay, what sort of error are you getting when you start the client? / Customer: Client? Oh, is that the software they gave me? I haven't installed it yet. / [[Fred reels from this turn of events.]] / Fred: You... haven't...? / Customer: So what do I do with it? I put the CD in my car stereo, and it just made this awful noise... / [[Fred turns his head. Dwayne is watching him from behind.]] / Fred: Oops. It seems he was accidentally disconnected... / [[Dwayne narrows his eyes.]] / Dwayne: Let's talk about our people skills.
GPF Archive: Sunday, May 4, 2003 Dwayne: Nick, I need your input on... Oh... / [[Nick is not at his computer.]] / Dwayne: Ki, Sharon, have you seen Nick today? / Sharon: Can't say that I have. His car wasn't outside earlier. / Ki: That's odd. He usually beats me here in the mornings, and he didn't tell me he was calling in sick... / Dwayne: Hm... Not like him to not come in... / Narrator: Meanwhile.... / [[Nick, unkempt, is working furiously on a weird invention involving a dentist's chair, virtual reality helmet and electronic devices that look like they came from Dr. Frankenstein's laboratory.]] / Fred: Well, I hope you're satisfied. You blew out power for at least six blocks... / Nick: Blast! I knew I should have started by building my own nuclear reactor!
GPF Archive: Monday, May 5, 2003 [[Nick is standing in front of his invention, unshaven and with hair unkempt from staying up all night.]] / Nick: Grr... My newest invention is nearly complete, but this apartment can't supply enough power to operate it. / [[Nick thinks, curling a finger across his lips and Fred is sitting on a table behind him.]] / Nick: But where can I find the 1.21 Gigawatts I need? / Fred: I thought "giga" was pronounced with a hard "G" sound, not a soft "J". / [[Nick looks at Fred.]] / Nick: Well, in this case, it's tradition. / Fred: Great. Now since your new toy doesn't work, can we FINALLY go to work? We're four hours late. / [[Nick is hit with an idea.]] / Nick: Work? Eureka! Fred, you're a genius! / Fred: Of course I am, but I fail to see why you're only just now noticing.
 
GPF Archive: Tuesday, May 6, 2003 [[Trent and Dexter approach Sharon and Ki at GPF.]] / Trent: Hey, Sharon. Why is the network so slow? / Dexter: It's like someone is hogging all the bandwidth. / [[Ki and Sharon look at each other.]] / [[The lights go out; Sharon looks around.]] / Ki: Looks like we have bigger problems. The power's out! / Sharon: The UPS kicked in, so the servers should be okay. / [[Sharon stares at the floor, standing next to Ki and Dexter. Dwayne looks upset as he walks toward the basement door.]] / Sharon: Now there's some sort of commotion in the basement. / Dwayne: That's it. I'm getting to the bottom of this. / [[In the basement, Nick is standing, wringing his hands mischievously. Fred is on a workbench. Dwayne narrows his eyes at Nick. Ki and Sharon are right behind Dwayne on the stairs.]] / Nick: Excellent! You're all here! Just when I was going to send Fred to fetch you... / Fred: What am I, a Golden Retriever?
GPF Archive: Wednesday, May 7, 2003 [[In the basement of GPF, everyone listens to Nick's explanation of his invention.]] / Dwayne: Nick, what in Sam Hill is going on here? / Nick: Dwayne, you are about to be introduced to my newest invention. / [[Nick points to a bunch of chairs with helmets suspended above them and a machine behind them.]] / Nick: This is the Multi-User Titanic Entertainment Experience, or "MUTEX." It is an advanced Virtual Reality system that allows users to explore fantasy worlds in detail. / [[Sharon, Dexter, Ki and trent stand nearby. Ki thinks about this for a moment.]] / Ki (thinks): This smells like a bad movie parody... / Sharon: Is this why we lost power? How does this thing work? And what's with the chairs and helmets? / [[Nick points upward with a stern look on his face.]] / Nick: No one can be told what the MUTEX is. You have to see it for yourself. / [[Ki slaps her forehead. Fred, Dwayne, and Sharon look at Nick inquisitively.]] / Ki (thinks): Crap.
GPF Archive: Thursday, May 8, 2003 [[Dwayne whispers to Ki, as Nick is seen making last-minute adjustments to the MUTEX.]] / Dwayne (whispers): How in the heck did Nick build this thing? / Ki (whispers): The inventor's gene. Once he comes up with an idea, he is compelled to complete it. / [[Dwayne, Ki, Trent and Dexter are standing, watching Nick.]] / Ki (whispers): Let's just hope this doesn't lead to another repeat of New York... / Trent (thinks): New York? / [[Nick comes up and explains to Sharon what's going on.]] / Sharon: This explains why you were late for work and the loss of power, but why did we lose bandwidth? / Nick: The MUTEX uses the Internet to research its digital worlds. / [[Dwayne and Ki look over Sharon's shoulder.]] / Dwayne: The Internet? How does it "research" the Internet? / Nick: Why, Google, of course.
GPF Archive: Friday, May 9, 2003 [[Nick shows his co-workers the MUTEX in the basement of GPF Software]] / Nick: You're just in time for the maiden trial of the MUTEX, and I just so happen to have enough chairs for everyone. / [[Nick points to Fred, who holds an instruction list]] / Nick: Since the brain wave analyzers are incompatible with his synapses, Fred will operate the device. / Fred: ... If I can read his handwriting. / [[Dwayne sits down]] / Dwayne: You... have tested this thing, right? It's completely safe? / Nick: Should be. At least it won't electrocute people anymore. / [[Nick puts a MUTEX helmet on Dwayne]] / <> / Nick: I suppose the worst that can happen is that our minds could become detached from our bodies and get lost in cyberspace, but what's the likelihood of that happening?
GPF Archive: Saturday, May 10, 2003 [[Nicholas Wellington is unshaven. Trenton Terrell and Sharon Murphy are about to put on Mutex helmets. Other cast members are off-panel.]] / Sharon: So what kind of virtual worlds can we explore? / Nick: Anything! the Mutex will scour the web for the info it needs. / [[Fred the slime mold and Dexter Smith. Dexter is also wearing a Mutex hemet.]] / Fred: In other words, porn and crude online comics... / Dexter: No gloves or suits? So it's just sights and sounds? / [[Nick holds out two pills.]] / No, it's totally immersive. It taps into the sensory centers of the brain, so suits are unnecessary. But before we begin, you must take one of these... / [[Nick and Ki Oshiro. Ki has a hemet above her head.]] / Ki: Ugh. Not the "red pill, blue pill" thing... / Nick: Actually, they're "patriotic" jelly beans, and I ate all the white...
 
GPF Archive: Sunday, May 11, 2003 [[Fred the slime mold and an unshaven Nicholas Wellington are to the left. To the right, we see Sharon Murphy, Dwayne Duncan, and Ki Oshiro, all wearing Mutex helmets.]] / Nick: Everyone strapped in? Good. Fred, begin the initilization sequence. / Fred: Yesss, massster. / [[nick puts on his helmet.]] / Nick: To start things off, let's try something simple. Everyone concentrate on one of my favorite movies. That should give us a basis to build on. Ready? Fred? / [[Psychadelic color swirl]] / Nick Now! / [[Trenton Terrell, Dexter Smith, Dwayne, Sharon and Ki are dressed as characters from "The Matrix". Nick is dressed as if from "Tron".]] / Ki: Maybe you should have specified which movie. / Nick: I thought it was obvious.
GPF Archive: Monday, May 12, 2003 [[Inside the Mutex. Dexter, Ki and Sharon are dressed like characters from "The Matrix". Nick is dressed like a character from "Tron", and is offended.]] / Ki: Everything else you have done screamed "Matrix." Why would we have thought you wanted "Tron?" / Dexter: Greetings, program. / Nick: Okay, fine. / Nick: Give me a second to get into character. Reboot! / [[Nick presses the center of his suit, a la "ReBoot".]] / <> / [[Nick is surrounded by an energy column. Everyone else is very surprised.]] / <> / [[Nick is now dressed similarly to the others.]] / Ki: Why couldn't I have guessed? / Sharon: I don't get it. / Dexter: Alphanumeric.
GPF Archive: Tuesday, May 13, 2003 [[Everyone has entered the mutex. The group is walking down the street]] / Nick: As you can see, the mutex has faithfully recreated this entire world in vivid detail. / [[Woman in red dress passes by. Dexter turns arount to watch her]] / Nick: Every aspect is in place. Feel the breeze, smell the car exhaust, hear the sirens... And none of it is real! / Dwayne: Does that mean we can do all those cool kung fu flips and stuff here? / Nick: I suppose. If you remember this is a simulation, you can bend the laws of physiscs. / Dwayne: Awsome! Can I try to jump a building? Please? / Ki: I think Laurence Fishburne's job is secure...
GPF Archive: Wednesday, May 14, 2003 [[Nick, Trent, Dwayne, Ki and Sharon, on the roof of a virtual building in the MUTEX. All of them are wearing dark leather coats and sunglasses, a la The Matrix.]] / Nick: Okay, let's test to see how far we can bend the rules. Fred, reduce ground hardness to point zero zero four. / Fred (voiceover): Roger. / Nick: Just like "The Matrix", you are only limited by what your mind can conceive. The Mutex will do anything you think it can do. / Nick: Take a deep breath, concentrate, and free your mime. / Ki: Don't you mean "free your mind?" / Nick: No, the mime over there. He's suffocating in his "glass box."
GPF Archive: Thursday, May 15, 2003 [[A mime is struggling in the background]] / Trent: Where did the mime come from? / Nick: I made him! Don't you see? I thought him into existence! / Nick: Our brains completely control this realm! Anything and everything we want simply comes into existence when we think it, because the mutex finds what we want on the Internet. / Ki: So you based that whole example on an incredibly lame pun... / Nick: Yes, but it got the point across, didn't it? / Nick: Heh, remember, there is no spoon. / [[The Tick taps nick on the back]] / The Tick: I beg to differ with you there, old chum!
 
GPF Archive: Friday, May 16, 2003 [[Everyone is standing on the rooftop of a high building, Dwayne steps over the edge]] / Dwayne: Well, now that I've got En Vogue stuck in my head, I might as well jump! / [Dwayne jumps over the edge, Nick and Ki look down]] / Nick: Well, I guess he didn't believe hard enough. / < / [[Dwayne bounces back up]] / Dwayne: Hey! The ground is like a big sponge! / Nick: See? Anything is possible! / <> / [[Dwayne drops back down. Ky steps over the edge as well]] / Ki: Somehow, I think you need to be chastised for this, but that just looks like too much fun... / <>
GPF Archive: Saturday, May 17, 2003 [[Dwayne bounces back up in the background. Nick, Sharon and Trent are in a group talking]] / Trent: So anything we think of simply happens? / Nick: Yes. But for the sake of demonstration, we should stick with a theme... / [[Ki bounces up in the background. Two girls poof in to existance, clinging to Trent]] / Trent: Fine. You geeks go do that sci-fi crap. I know what kind of fantasies I want. / <> / [[Dwayne still bounces in the background]] / Nick: Trent! We should really stick together...! / Sharon: Um, I think this is getting a little out of hand... / [Ki is bouncing up in the background. Dexter is having an idea. This is depicted as a nuclear powerplant powering a lightbulb]] / <>
GPF Archive: Sunday, May 18, 2003 [[Dwayne and Ki are bouncing in the background. Trent is walking off with a girl on either side]] / Sharon: Nick, I'm not sure this is a good idea... You know the old adage about absolute power... / Nick: Nonsense! / Nick: This is the ultimate escapism, Sharon! Let them have their fun. My only concern is overloading the mutex's processors. That's the only reason I wanted to stick to a theme. / Sharon: Still, I don't know if it's wise for us to distort reality so much. What if one of us goes too far... / Oh, No... / [[Sharon looks shocked. Dexter is dressed in a Star Trek: The Next Generation uniform with Troi and Crusher from Barclay's holodeck fantasies at his side]] / Sharon: Dexter, No! / Dexter: I can't help it... I _am_ Lieutenant Barclay!
GPF Archive: Monday, May 19, 2003 {{Caption stating: MEANWHILE...}} / {{All texts in this comic are typed instead of spoken. To highlight this, a computer like typefont is used}} / [[Yoshi is sitting behind his computer]] / Computer: S1R3N: so, you had a change to look at that file i set you? / Yoshi: B0R0M1R: yeah. wicked stuff. / Yoshi: where'd you get this stuff? it's like nothing i've ever seen. / Computer: S1R3N: top secret. can you build it? / Yoshi: B0R0M1R: *buid* it? i can barely *understand* it! by the laws of physics, it shouldn't work! / Computer: S1R3N: never mind that. can you *build* it? / Yoshi: B0R0M1R: are you kidding? of *course* i can build it. who designed that mind control jobby you wanted? / Computer: S1R3N: that's my boy.
GPF Archive: Tuesday, May 20, 2003 {{all dialog in this comic is typed instead of spoken. To highlight this, the texts are in a computer-like typeface}} / [[Yoshi is typing on his computer]] / Yoshi: B0R0M1R: so what happened with that mind control chip anyway? / Computer: S1R3N don't know, never got to try it out. / Yoshi: B0R0M1R: ah, "big plan" didn't pan out. / Computer: S1R3N: you could say that. should have tried the chip instead of seducing him. / [[Yoshi looks surprised]] / Yoshi: B0R0M1R: ... i, um, didn't know you swung that way... / Computer: S1R3N: ??? no, you dweeb, i'm *not* gay. / [[Yoshi is even more surprised]] / Yoshi: B0R0M1R: dude... you're a *chick*? / Computer: S1R3N: i see testosterone has shut down yet another brilliant brain...
 
GPF Archive: Wednesday, May 21, 2003 {{All dialog in this comic is typed instead of spoken. To highlight this, the text is in a computer-like typefont}} / [[Yoshi is typing on his computer]] / Yoshi: B0R0M1R: kewl... a she-hacker. how old are you? / Computer: S1R3N: old enough not to fall for your prepubescent pickup lines... / Yoshi: B0R0M1R: nuts. / Computer: S1R3N: start thinking with your head and not your pants. don't want hormones ruining your potential. / Yoshi: B0R0M1R: hey, i'm hot with the ladies... / Computer: S1R3N: right. i'm sure those certerfolds in the magazines are great conversationalists. / <> / [[Yoshi looks surprised]] / Yoshi: B0R0M1R: holy.... i did it. i finally did it. / Computer: S1R3N: did what? / Yoshi: B0R0M1R: i hacked gpf.
GPF Archive: Thursday, May 22, 2003 {{All dialog in this comic is typed instead of spoken. To indicate this a computer-like typeface is used}} / [[Yoshi is typing behind his computer]] / Computer: S1R3N: gpf? you hacked the company where your sister works? / Yoshi: B0R0M1R: yeah. just breached the firewall / Yoshi: i never got in with the old sys admin, but maybe this new one is a slacker... / Computer: S1R3N: forget that. find anything interesting? / Yoshi: B0R0M1R: still probing. man, their network is slow... / Computer: S1R3N: you men are always too impatient with your probing... / Yoshi: B0R0M1R: hello? what's this? they've got a new machine i don't recognize what is... "the mutex?"
GPF Archive: Friday, May 23, 2003 {{All dialog in this comic is typed instead of spoken. To indicate this, a computer-like typeface is used}} / [[Yoshi is typing on his computer]] / Computer: S1R3N: "the mutex?" / Yoshi: B0R0M1R: reading docs now. it's a development machine, so i can scan the sources. / Yoshi: looks like a suped-up server, except for these special extensions. if i didn't know better, i'd say it's a virtual reality system... / Computer: S1R3N: virtual reality? can you patch us both in? / Yoshi: B0R0M1R: not with the native interface, which appears hardware dependent. but maybe i can emulate it... / [[Yoshi sips from a drink]] / Computer: S1R3N: how long will that take? / B0R0M1R: couple of minutes. a genius with an adolecent metabolism and lots of caffeine can work miracles.
GPF Archive: Saturday, May 24, 2003 {{Text is typed instead of spoken. To indicate this, a computer-like typeface is used}} / [[Yoshi is typing on his computer]] / Yoshi: B0R0M1R: ok, done. we should be able to connect using the client i'm sending you now. you got directx 9? / Computer: S1R3N: um... / {{Text is typed instead of spoken. To indicate this, a computer-like typeface is used}} / Yoshi: B0R0M1R: eh, oughta work with dx 8 anyway. this may be a sittle slower than their local terminals, but at least we can look around. / {{Text is typed instead of spoken. To indicate this, a computer-like typeface is used}} / Computer: S1R3N: it's asking me to pick an avatar. / Yoshi: B0R0M1R: no biggie. i already covered that. hit the default. / [[Yoshi and S1R3N appear as they are represented in the mutex, as Megabyte and Hexadecimal from "ReBoot"]] / S1R3N: I... _like_ it... / Yoshi: Excellent.
GPF Archive: Sunday, May 25, 2003 [[Dwayne, in Morpheus-outfit, is bouncing upwards, Ki, in Trinity clothing, is climbing onto the rooftop, a sky-line is visible in the background]] / Dwayne: Ki? Had enough of this 70-story trampoline? / Ki: Yeah... I'm going to find Nick. / [[Ki looks around, Dexter is visible in the background, wearing a Star Trek technician's uniform and is accompanied by Seven-of-Nine and Ilia]] / Ki (thinking): Where did he go? I thought I saw him and Sharon chasing after Trent, but nobodys left on the roof but Dexter. / [[Shot from above of Ki taking off her sunglasses]] / Ki (thinking): Part of me is afraid of this new invention, but I admit Nick's done something amazing with this Mutex thing. Everything seem so real! / [[Close-up of Ki thinking, a skyline visible in the background]] / Ki (thinking): To reach into a person's thoughts and make their fantasies come to life... The potential for both good and evil is just... / Voice from outside panel: As the man said... / [[A completely shocked Ki is looking at Todd!]] / Todd: Anything is possible...
 
GPF Archive: Monday, May 26, 2003 [[Ki is looking at Todd, who just appeared in the previous strip, in complete shock]] / Ki: T-T-T-TODD?!? / Todd: Um, hi, Mom. / [[Shot focused on a pondering Todd, with Ki, still shocked, in the back]] / Ki: Where did you come from? / Todd: It's a little hard to explain. There was this purple void... / [[Shot focused on Ki, sadly looking to the ground, with Todd in the background, fading away]] / Ki: No, wait. It's the mutex. You aren't real. You're here because I THOUGHT you here. / Todd: Then this girl in this black body suit popped in next to me... / [[Side shot of Ki and Todd, Ki looking shocked again, Todd (who is solid again) jumpy at Ki's sudden shout]] / Ki: NO! DON'T FADE! I WANT YOU HERE! / Todd: Okay, okay! I'll tell you about the weird jester dude later!
GPF Archive: Tuesday, May 27, 2003 [[Shot from above of Ki and Todd talking]] / Todd: So dad built this big virtual reality thing, and you think you thought me into existance because you wanted to see me again? / Ki: I think so... / [[Close-up of Todd, thinking aloud, concentrated]] / Todd: That's weird. If I'm a product of this Mutex, why do I remember all the weird adventures I've had with the Gamester since I left this universe? / [[Shot of Ki and Todd, Ki looking surprised]] / Ki: The... Gamester? / Todd: Oops. You're not supposed to know about that yet. No, I think you BROUGHT me here. The Mutex must let us communicate across universes. / [[Side-shot of Ki and Todd, Ki is squinting confusedly]] / Ki: Across univ... Okay, now I'm confused... / Todd: Don't worry. I'm used tothat now. I just nod my head and pretend it all makes sense.
GPF Archive: Wednesday, May 28, 2003 [[Sharon and Nick, in the background behind Trent on a motorcycle with a couple of girls.]] / Sharon: Rats! There goes Trent! We'll never catch him now! / Nick: Don't forget where we are, Sharon! / Nick: In the MUTEX, anything is possible. We just conjure up our own transportation. / <> [[A motorcycle appears.]] / Sharon: Maybe we should just let Trent and Dexter have their little fantasies... / Nick: Unfortunately, we can't. Since we all entered the MUTEX together we have to leave together. / [[Sharon behind Nick on the motorcycle, both wearing helmets.]] / Nick: Besides, you remember the old joke about who cleans the Holodeck after Riker finishes with it... / Sharon: Did you HAVE to go there?
GPF Archive: Thursday, May 29, 2003 [[Yoshi and the still unidentified s1r3n, disguised in the MUTEX as Megabyte and Hexadecimal from ReBoot, riding a hovercycle over the edge of a building]] / s1r3n: I still don't understand who we are supposed to be, but at least you can tell me where we are going... / Yoshi: I don't know yet. / Yoshi: The VR system is active, so SOMEBODY is in here. Maybe we can learn more by finding out who that is. / [[Yoshi and s1r3n cross the street high overhead, as Nick and Sharon travel below on their ground cycle]] / s1r3n: I'll take your word for it. I'm just looking for something I could use later... / Yoshi: What does THAT mean? / [[Nick and Sharon, looking upward]] / Nick: Looks like we have company...
GPF Archive: Friday, May 30, 2003 [[Nick and Sharon zoom along on a motorcycle, chasing an airborne craft]] / Sharon: Company? / Nick: Those two aren't from this simulation. It looks like someone has hacked into The Mutex / Nick: Fred, how many active connections do we have? / Fred (voice over): If I'm reading this right, eight. / Nick: Just as I thought / Nick: There are only six chairs, so someone had to have hacked our network and logged in remotely. This system is only balanced for six. / Sharon: What does that mean? / Nick: That means we'll have to hunt down Trent later. We have to find out who has hacked us before they crash the server, and US with it.
GPF Archive: Friday, May 30, 2003 [[Nick and Sharon zoom along on a motorcycle, chasing an airborne craft]] / Sharon: Company? / Nick: Those two aren't from this simulation. It looks like someone has hacked into The Mutex / Nick: Fred, how many active connections do we have? / Fred (voice over): If I'm reading this right, eight. / Nick: Just as I thought / Nick: There are only six chairs, so someone had to have hacked our network and logged in remotely. This system is only balanced for six. / Sharon: What does that mean? / Nick: That means we'll have to hunt down Trent later. We have to find out who has hacked us before they crash the server, and US with it.
 

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